John Perry stood up and looked around again. The island had been a good place to find shells. But now how could he make the move out to sea?If they swam out to sea he could jump in and get to shore they saw him.
He saw the sharks rolling and playing. Their
was now gone and they were killing for fun. How could he make them move away?
He drew his knife from his belt. Sharks can blood，he thought. He put the knife against his leg and cut deep into the The blood ran out and he caught it on his white shirt. When the shirt was red and wet he tied some cloth around his leg to the flow of blood. He then tied a long piece of cloth to the shirt, threw it into the water and it with the piece of cloth.
The sharks smelled the blood and came to-ward the shirt. He ran down the sand reef pulling the shirt and the sharks raced after it. He was them away from shore. Suddenly he dropped the cloth, turned toward the and ran as fast as he could. He jumped in the water and swam.
He was halfway across he turned to look back. A high bony fin (鳍）was
through the water toward him. He put his face in the water and kicked and splashed himself as fast as he could. The shore was near now.
He lifted his head again to and he saw the shore very near. From behind he felt the water rushing toward him, almost pushing him, helping him. And then a great gray body hit him and almost rolled him over in the water. He touched the shore with (15) and he pulled himself up the stones. The shark, by the smell of blood and the chase(追逐），went wildly after him. Its great body crashed against .
The end came quickly and the water was covered with the shark's blood. The injured shark was eaten up by others as it tried to escape.
Perry slowly struggled his feet.
“So，” he said, "you did not get me. ”And he looked down at the sharks still eating they weren't hungry. He climbed up the stones and walked toward the village.
A．boats B．sharks C．soldiers D．shells
A．before B．after C．until D．when
A．food B．hunger C．anger D．wish
A．fear B．taste C．drink D．smell
A．sand B．shark C．flesh D．meat
A．stop B．keep C．join D．cause
A．pulled B．wrapped C．connected D．caught
A．running B．racing C．swimming D．jumping
A．driving B．keeping C．preventing D．leading
A．sea B．shore C．island D．sand
A．before B．while C．unless D．when
A．going B．running C．cutting D．swimming
A．forward B．backward C．upward D．downward
A．cry B．breathe C．swim D．escape
A．his feet B．a stick C．his fingers D．the shirt
A．interested B．frightened C．disappointed D．excited
A．the shore B．Perry C．the stones D．the shells
A．lively B．alive C．dead D．friendly
A．on B．by C．to D．with
A．as though B．even though C．as soon as D．as long as
Just recently I was invited to attend a ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a business owned by a very good friend of mine.
The day of the 1 arrived. However, because of a business appointment 2 time, I knew that I was going to be late, 3 I phoned to let my friend know. I arrived 20 minutes 4 and my friend came out to welcome and 5 me. He said he was 6 to see me and had put off the 7 part of the celebration, knowing that I was on my 8 .
As I joined the other guests, I could 9 a wonderful sense of friendship, warmth and happiness in the room. 10 , I had very little time to speak to more than a couple of people 11 the official part of the celebration 12.
In his 13 , my friend welcomed all the guests on behalf of his family and team members, and then 14 the majority of the people who were gathered in the room for their support and friendship over the 15 25 years. In his thank-you speech, he used a quote: Always 16 with the person you took to the dance.
He then went on to talk about the importance of 17 loyal to those people who had supported him. He also 18 that during that time many people had offered their services and even sometimes provided a 19 arrangement for his business.
What a great 20 it was for me to continue to go to the dance with such a good friend!
A．meeting B．discussion C．celebration D．activity
A．running over B．taking on C．making up D．standing for
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．behind B．ahead C．late D．afterwards
A．help B．praise C．respect D．greet
A．surprised B．pleased C．interested D．disappointed
A．official B．normal C．usual D．ordinary
A．holiday B．mind C．way D．duty
A．learn B．find C．feel D．touch
A．Luckily B．Happily C．Angrily D．Sadly
A．before B．after C．when D．why
A．ended B．started C．continued D．paused
A．self introduction B．explanation C．speech D．comment
A．thanked B．blamed C．encouraged D．criticized
A．first B．next C．other D．last
A．work B．live C．dance D．sing
A．remaining B．falling C．growing D．turning
A．guessed B．mentioned C．thought D．supposed
A．bigger B．harder C．worse D．better
A．pride B．idea C．honor D．comfort
My family came to America in 1985.__1__of us spoke a word of English. Each morning，I disliked going to school for fear of not __2__what people were saying.
Very soon my mother noticed something was__3__me.The pain and care I saw in her moonshaped eyes made me burst into tears. I explained to her the __4__I had of going to school. “Learning English is not__5__，” my mother said. She cheerfully __6__the two of us work together to learn the language at home.The__7__and determination my mother had were admirable because English was as __8__ to her as it was to me.
That afternoon，I saw my mother in a different light as she __9__me by the school fence. Although she was the__10__of all the mothers there，her face with her welcoming smile and big，black eyes was the most __11__.The afternoon sun shone__12__on her long，black hair creating an atmosphere that __13__ her from others.
My mother and I immediately began reading together and __14__five new words a day. My mother，with her encouraging __15__，made the routine fun and interesting. The fact that she was sacrificing her__16__ time before going to work so that I could learn English made me see the __17__she possessed. Very soon I began to comprehend what everyone was saying.
It has been seven years since that reading __18__with my mother. She is now 43 and in her second year at college. My brother and I have a strong __19__ of who we are because of the strong values my mother established for herself and her children.My__20__and gratitude for her are endless. This is why my mother is truly the guiding light of my life.
A．All B．One C．Some D．None
A．hearing B．mastering C．understanding D．noticing
A．changing B．disappointing C．hurting D．troubling
A．fear B．emotion C．sense D．difficulty
A．dull B．necessary C．impossible D．easy
A．decided B．suggested C．promised D．allowed
A．hope B．consideration C．confidence D．progress
A．new B．easy C．familiar D．rough
A．sent for B．picked up C．waited for D．looked for
A．earliest B．latest C．tallest D．shortest
A．promising B．relaxing C．confusing D．exciting
A．directly B．brightly C．slightly D．clearly
A．separated B．distinguished(区别) C．saved D．prevented
A．discussing B．reviewing C．memorizing D．writing
A．virtue(美德) B．teaching C．attitude D．skill
A．working B．shopping C．learning D．resting
A．determination B．kindness C．trick D．consciousness
A．experience B．course C．practice D．comprehension
A．sense B．duty C．influence D．intention
A．care B．admiration C．feeling D．envy
I think that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most 36 thing we ever give to each other is our attention (注意力). Especially if it’s 37 from the heart. When people are talking, there’s no need to do 38 but receive them. Listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most times 39 about it is even more important than understanding it.
One of my patients told me that when she tried to tell her story, people often 40 to tell her that they once had something just 41 that happened to her. Her pain became a story about 42 . So, finally she stopped 43 to most people because she just felt too lonely. When we interrupt what someone is 44 to let them know that we understand, we 45 the focus of attention to ourselves. But if we just 46 , they know we care. Many people with cancer can talk about the relief (宽慰) of having someone just listen.
I have 47 learned to respond to someone crying by just listening. I 48 that passing a person a tissue (面巾纸) may be just another 49 to shut them down and take them out of their experience of 50 . Now I just listen. When they have 51 all they need to cry, they find me there with them.
This 52 thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went against everything I had been taught since I was very 53 . I thought people listened only 54 they were too shy to speak or did not know the 55 . A loving silence often has far more power to heal than words.
A．easy B．important C．stupid D．terrible
A．used B．lost C．got D．given
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．worrying B．complaining C．caring D．dreaming
A．decided B．managed C．preferred D．interrupted
A．by B．like C．about D．with
A．themselves B．ourselves C．himself D．yourself
A．working B．studying C．talking D．smiling
A．writing B．saying C．reading D．copying
A．learn B．stop C．leave D．move
A．smell B．speak C．listen D．watch
A．even B．hardly C．early D．never
A．explained B．realized C．expected D．imagined
A．question B．touch C．love D．way
A．regret B．happiness C．sadness D．anger
A．cried B．shouted C．called D．whispered
A．difficult B．simple C．funny D．whole
A．old B．tall C．young D．beautiful
A．if B．but C．or D．because
A．plan B．result C．answer D．award
I was watching a TV series one night when I took in one scene. A man was seeking his community votes, and people 36 wanted to know why they should give him their 37 . He took them to his house and on every 38 in his house was the word “Faith” pasted. People raised lots of 39 to find out why the word was pasted on his mirrors. He said, “My dad often 40 me to believe that as long as you have 41 , you should have faith. Every time you look in to the mirror, you’re looking at yourself and see ‘Faith’. ”
The 42 I learned from this is simple — faith is a living thing and in the same way we’re all 43 given 24 hours a day and we’re all given the same measure of faith. Faith keeps us going when things get 44 ! Why is some people’s faith stronger than that of others? Exercise! If we choose to exercise our faith, it will 45 ; but if we choose not to, it remains weak. Some people might 46 that they don’t have faith, but we all practice faith every day even if we don’t 47 it was faith. Daily 48 , such as studying, investing or reaching for a dream, take faith.
Faith 49 hearing and doing. I made a decision yesterday — to 50 reading the newspaper full of too much sad and 51 news. Why? Because I 52 there was a drop of my mental state after reading the newspapers.
Faith, when it’s put to 53 , becomes a beautiful thing, It lifts your mental state to a higher place that 54 you to raise yourself up and declare, “Yes we can.” So make the decision today to strengthen your faith by 55 it.
A．mostly B．briefly C．bravely D．finally
A．support B．instruction C．pity D．information
A．wall B．mirror C．picture D．book
A．questions B．voices C．rules D．standards
A．teaches B．permits C．forces D．promises
A．friendship B．breath C．wealth D．success
A．view B．lesson C．choice D．example
A．extremely B．freely C．equally D．frequently
A．strange B．difficult C．funny D．different
A．stay B．return C．slow D．grow
A．realize B．argue C．understand D．predict
A．agree B．appreciate C．admire D．acknowledge
A．services B．steps C．tasks D．experiment
A．comes from B．dreams of C．feels like D．keeps on
A．consider B．delay C．stop D．risk
A．various B．genuine C．negative D．latest
A．heard B．noticed C．declared D．explained
A．check B．list C．sleep D．work
A．warns B．causes C．orders D．forbids
A．forming B．exercising C．obtaining D．thinking
The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different 36 about the foods they eat on this 37 day. In Northern China, people 38 eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the 39 and the beginning of time. According to historical 40 , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps 41 the areas in Southern China 42 more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly 43 to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. 44 , the most common foods for the first 45 are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle 46 long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which 47 the hope of improvement in 48 year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of 49 according to the Chinese.
To 50 a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to 51 a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. 52 , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have 53 new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. 54 , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into 55 .
A．word B．habits C．meanings D．stories
A．usual B．unforgettable C．common D．special
A．seldom B．usually C．always D．hardly
A．end B．future C．result D．effect
A．reasons B．records C．notes D．stories
A．as long as B．though C．when D．because
A．caused B．took C．produced D．brought
A．understood B．knew C．made D．began
A．Besides B．Therefore C．Consequently D．Usually
A．subject B．title C．program D．meal
A．symbolizes B．reveals C．shows D．indicates
A．transports B．represents C．fetches D．takes
A．health B．family C．life D．work
A．reunion B．luck C．happiness D．harmony
A．do B．pay C．get D．carry
A．express B．describe C．establish D．define
A．Luckily B．Unfortunately C．However D．Besides
A．given away B．made out C．got into D．taken up
A．Instead B．Fortunately C．Moreover D．Furthermore
A．fashion B．effect C．sight D．power
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